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September 19, 2024
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Sep. 19, 2024 — Scientists have discovered the cuisine preferences of two resident killer whale populations, also known as orcas: the Alaska residents and the southern residents, which reside primarily in the Salish ...
Sep. 19, 2024 — A new study provides a list of the wildlife species present at the market from which SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, most likely arose in late 2019. The study is based on ...
Sep. 18, 2024 — New archaeological research has discovered for the first time clear links between fossils of the iconic Australian dingo, and dogs from East Asia and New ...
Sep. 18, 2024 — A mysterious tusked animal depicted in South African rock art might portray an ancient species preserved as fossils in the same region, according to a new ...
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Sep. 19, 2024 — Linnaeus collected 643 different plant species that were then fed to horses, cows, pigs, sheep and goats. The results were carefully compiled but not analyzed until now, 275 years ...
Sep. 17, 2024 — A species of semi-aquatic lizard produces a special bubble over its nostrils to breathe underwater and avoid ...
Sep. 17, 2024 — Fruit flies use vision to head toward interesting things, but also to stay steady during flight. To accomplish this, the eyes need to fixate on the visual background while noticing objects that might ...
Sep. 17, 2024 — A new study reveals the surprisingly convergent evolution in the inner ear of mammals. An international research team showed that a group of highly ...
Sep. 16, 2024 — If seabirds can catch avian flu by stealing food from infectious birds, it gives scientists a clue where to monitor for outbreaks among these ...
Sep. 16, 2024 — Creating a buzz, a biologist's research has led to the discovery of a new parasitic wasp species with unusual biology in the Eastern U.S., opening doors for future research in fundamental biological ...
Sep. 11, 2024 — Scientists zeroed in on brain circuitry powering the desire of spiny mice to live in large groups, opening the door to a new model for the study of complex social behaviors in ...
Sep. 12, 2024 — A new study finds that a trilobite species with exceptionally well-preserved fossils from upstate New York has an additional set of legs underneath its head. The research suggests that having a fifth ...
Sep. 10, 2024 — Aotearoa New Zealand's flightless parrot, the k k p , evolved two different color types to potentially help them avoid detection by a now-extinct ...
Sep. 9, 2024 — Records of koala admissions to veterinary hospitals in South East Queensland shows euthanasia was the most common ...
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Sep. 17, 2024 — The European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) pilot project reports its success in uniting scientists from across Europe to produce high-quality reference genomes for 98 species. This marks a ...
Sep. 10, 2024 — Researchers are developing a promising method to support the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) in horses. Awareness of the prevalence of IBD in both humans and animals has increased in ...
Sep. 6, 2024 — Conservation efforts directed towards just 0.7% of the world's land mass could help protect one third of the world's threatened and unique tetrapod (four-limbed vertebrate) ...
Sep. 5, 2024 — New data summaries will help state wildlife planners assess the status of bird populations that live in or pass through their state -- a crucial tool in protecting ...
Sep. 5, 2024 — Researchers have discovered they can consistently measure reptiles' pulse rate in an easy-to-reach spot on the back of the head, and that pulse rate corresponds to the heart rate in healthy ...
Sep. 5, 2024 — Group sleeping can impact when animals sleep, how long they sleep for, and how deeply they sleep. For example, groups of meerkats time their sleep according to 'sleep traditions'; olive ...
Sep. 4, 2024 — Fruit flies walking on minature treadmills are helping scientists learn how the nervous system enables animals to move in an unpredictable and complex world. The researchers engineered these ...
Sep. 4, 2024 — An atmospheric river brought warm, moist air to the coldest and driest corner of the planet in 2022, pushing temperatures 70 degrees above average. A new study reveals what happened to ...
Sep. 4, 2024 — Although more common in dogs, 4 in 10 pet cats also choose to play fetch with their owners, researchers ...
Sep. 4, 2024 — A diverse and abundant flower planting that provides flowers in bloom all season may be more important to bees and other pollinators than whatever is surrounding the flower garden, according to a new ...
Sep. 4, 2024 — High-quality feline induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have now been generated. The feline iPSCs are also footprint- and feeder-free. Further research using these stem cells is expected to ...
Sep. 3, 2024 — A groundbreaking study has provided the most comprehensive estimate to date of infertility rates in a threatened wild animal ...
Sep. 3, 2024 — We all know the adage, 'You can't teach an old dog new tricks.' As we age, our ability to learn new skills, like mastering a foreign language or picking up a musical instrument, seems ...
Sep. 3, 2024 — High rein tension was found to be associated with trotters opening their mouths, which indicates pain or discomfort in the ...
Aug. 29, 2024 — Researchers predict that 12.7% of marine teleost fish species are at risk of extinction, up fivefold from the International Union for Conservation of Nature's prior estimate of 2.5%. Their ...
Aug. 29, 2024 — An ancient gene is crucial for the development of the distinctive waist that divides the spider body plan in two, according to a new ...
Aug. 29, 2024 — Researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery about how sea stars (commonly known as starfish) manage to survive predatory attacks by shedding their own limbs. The team has identified a ...
Aug. 29, 2024 — A new study showing how a prehistoric sea cow was preyed upon by not one, but two different carnivores -- a crocodilian and a shark -- is revealing clues into both the predation tactics of ancient ...
Aug. 28, 2024 — Scientists have discovered a virus that caused a nationwide die-off of superworms, a common food for birds, reptiles, other pets and, more and more so, even for humans as an alternative protein ...
Aug. 28, 2024 — A new study reveals that dogs trained with soundboard buttons can indeed comprehend specific words, producing contextually appropriate ...
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
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Thursday, September 5, 2024
- State-by-State Data Boosts Bird Conservation Planning
- Researchers Find Ideal Place to Take Reptiles' Pulse Rate
- For Many Animals Sleep Is a Social Activity, but It's Usually Studied as an Individual Process
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
- Miniature Treadmills Accelerate Studies of Insects Walking
- How Earth's Most Intense Heat Wave Ever Impacted Life in Antarctica
- Both Cats and Dogs Often Enjoy Playing Fetch With Their Owners
- Providing Blooms All Season Long May Be the Key to Attracting Pollinators, No Matter What Landscape Your Garden Is Near
- Kidney Disease in Cats: High-Quality Feline iPSCs Generated Without Genetic Footprint
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
- Infertility Challenges Amongst Endangered Wild Songbird Population Revealed in New Study
- Researchers Give Adult Zebra Finches Back Their Ability to Learn New Songs
- Rein Tension May Affect Horse Behavior
Thursday, August 29, 2024
- Number of Fish Species at Risk of Extinction Fivefold Higher Than Previous Estimates, According to a New Prediction
- Ancient Gene Gives Spiders Their Narrow Waist
- Scientists Discover How Starfish Get 'legless'
- Ancient Sea Cow Attacked by a Crocodile and Sharks Sheds New Light on Prehistoric Food Chains
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
- How Beetle Juice Led to the Discovery of a Virus and Solved the Mystery of a Superworm Die-Off
- Dogs Understand Words from Soundboard Buttons
- Bats Are Surviving and Thriving on Nothing but Sugar
- Moths May Use Disco Gene to Regulate Day/night Cycles
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
- Aoudad, Bighorn Sheep Share Respiratory Pathogens
- Keeping Native Bees Buzzing Requires Rethinking Pest Control
Monday, August 26, 2024
Friday, August 23, 2024
- CRISPR-Based Genome Editing in Nile Grass Rats
- Bonobos and Ancient Origin of the 'common Enemy Effect'
Thursday, August 22, 2024
- Colorful Traits in Primates Ease Tensions Between Groups
- How Baleen Whales Have Adapted Over the Past 50 Million Years
- Tarantulas Have Surprising Partnerships With Other Species and Their Hairiness May Be a Defense Mechanism
- From Pets to Pests: How Domestic Rabbits Survive the Wilderness
- Universal Flu Vaccine Candidate Protects Against Infection in Mice
- A New Pandemic Could Ride in on Animals We Eat, Researchers Warn
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
- Honey Bees May Play Key Role in Spreading Viruses to Wild Bumblebees
- Human-Wildlife Overlap Expected to Increase Across More Than Half of Land on Earth by 2070
- Will Climate Change Lead to the Extinction of a Newly Discovered Tarantula Species?
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
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Friday, August 16, 2024
Thursday, August 15, 2024
- Blind Cavefish Have Extraordinary Taste Buds
- As Human Activities Expand in Antarctica, Scientists Identify Crucial Conservation Sites
- Nearly 25% of European Landscape Could Be Rewilded, Researchers Say
- Scientists Condition Crocodiles to Avoid Killer Cane Toads
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
- Historic Map Reveals How Mussel Farm Is Bringing Shellfish Reefs Back to the Seabed
- A Belly Full of Jelly
- Ecologists Put an Insect Group on Century-Old Map of Biodiversity
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
- Common Equine Painkiller Disrupts Assisted Reproduction Technique Efficiency in Mares
- Pit-Building Venom Mixers
- Rewriting the Evolutionary History of Critical Components of the Nervous System
Sunday, August 11, 2024
Friday, August 9, 2024
- How Do Butterflies Stick to Branches During Metamorphosis?
- Cutting a Few Calories Won't Hurt Your Workout
- Glossy Black-Cockatoos Prefer the Fruits of Ancient Rocks
- Nature at Risk in the Hunt for the Perfect Selfie
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
- Mix of Factors Prompts Owl Monkeys to Leave Their Parents
- When Mammoths Roamed Vancouver Island
- Unexpected Link Between Grooming and Physiological Stress in Wild Baboons
- Giant Prehistoric Flying Reptile Took Off Using Similar Method to Bats, Study Finds
- Plants Offer Fruit to Insects to Disperse Dust-Like Seeds
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
- Elephants on the Move: Mapping Connections Across African Landscapes
- Researchers Find Gene Which Determines Marsupial Fur Color
Monday, August 5, 2024
Friday, August 2, 2024
- Flamingos Don't Preen More Than Other Waterbirds
- Genetic Signatures of Domestication Identified in Pigs, Chickens
- Half a Billion-Year-Old Spiny Slug Reveals the Origins of Mollusks
Thursday, August 1, 2024
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
- Researchers Explore Cancer Susceptibility in Birds
- Cash and Conservation: A Worldwide Analysis of Wildlife Represented on Money
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
- Scientists Using New Sound Tech to Save Animals from Extinction
- Study Identifies Universal Blueprint for Mammalian Brain Shape
- What Shapes a Virus's Pandemic Potential? SARS-CoV-2 Relatives Yield Clues
Monday, July 29, 2024
- How an Emerging Disease in Dogs Is Shedding Light on Cystic Fibrosis
- Virus That Causes COVID-19 Is Widespread in Wildlife, Scientists Find
Friday, July 26, 2024
- Climate Is Most Important Factor in Where Mammals Choose to Live, Study Finds
- The Ancestor of All Modern Birds Probably Had Iridescent Feathers
Thursday, July 25, 2024
- New Zealand's Flightless Birds Are Retreating to Moa Refuges
- Rock Art and Archaeological Record Reveal Humans' Complex Relationship With Amazonian Animals
- Size Doesn't Matter for Mammals With More Complex Brains
- How Evolution Tamed a Deadly Virus and Why We Should Still Worry
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
- Hens Blush When They Are Scared or Excited, Study Finds
- Researchers Record Images and Data of a Shark Experiencing a Boat Strike
- Komodo Dragons Have Iron-Coated Teeth to Rip Apart Their Prey
- Scientists Assess How Large Dinosaurs Could Really Get
- Whale Shark Tracked for Record-Breaking Four Years
- New Study Confirms Mammal-to-Mammal Avian Flu Spread
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
- Taco-Shaped Arthropod Fossils Gives New Insights Into the History of the First Mandibulates
- Butterflies Accumulate Enough Static Electricity to Attract Pollen Without Contact
Monday, July 22, 2024
- Smell of Human Stress Affects Dogs' Emotions Leading Them to Make More Pessimistic Choices
- Male Elephants Signal 'let's Go' With Deep Rumbles
- Transient Structure in Fly Leg Holds Clue to Insect Shape Formation
- Chimpanzees Gesture Back and Forth Quickly Like in Human Conversations
Friday, July 19, 2024
- Fish Adjust Reproduction in Response to Predators
- New Snake Discovery Rewrites History, Points to North America's Role in Snake Evolution
Thursday, July 18, 2024
- Hundreds of New Genome Sequences Fill Gaps in the Fruit Fly Tree of Life
- Using AI to Scrutinize, Validate Theories on Animal Evolution